Medicamentos en la pandemia de COVID-19: Análisis de la comercialización de azitromicina, hidroxicloroquina, ivermectina y nitazoxanida en Brasil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i6.28726

Palabras clave:

COVID-19; Infección por SARS-CoV-2; Pandemia por COVID-19; Mal uso de medicamentos de venta con receta; Brasil.

Resumen

La infección por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha afectado a más de 22 millones de brasileños, provocando más de 600.000 muertes. Hasta que las vacunas estuvieron disponibles, hubo una intensa búsqueda en Brasil de fármacos candidatos prometedores para el tratamiento de la enfermedad, incluidos antibióticos, antipalúdicos, antiparasitarios y agentes inmunosupresores. A pesar de las intensas investigaciones, todavía no existen medicamentos seguros y efectivos basados ​​en evidencia científica contra este virus. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el impacto de la comercialización de medicamentos azitromicina, hidroxicloroquina, ivermectina y nitazoxanida en Brasil durante el período de la pandemia COVID-19 de 2020. Los datos sobre la comercialización de medicamentos se tomaron del Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Productos Controlados (SNGPC). Los resultados mostraron que, entre los fármacos investigados, la azitromicina fue la más comercializada en el país, seguida de la hidroxicloroquina, la ivermectina y la nitazoxanida. La región brasileña con mayor consumo de estas drogas fue el Sudeste, seguida del Sur, Nordeste, Medio Oeste y Norte. De la información analizada en el estudio, concluimos que existía un consumo potencial en Brasil de los fármacos investigados, especialmente azitromicina. Estos datos sirven de advertencia para la elaboración de futuras estrategias públicas que eduquen adecuadamente a la población y a los profesionales de la salud sobre los riesgos del uso de medicamentos sin seguridad y probada eficacia frente al COVID-19.

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24/04/2022

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BEZERRA, M. M. A. .; MORAES, I. N. da S. .; BARBOZA, A. L. de O. .; SILVA, E. S. da .; CARDOSO, E. C. de O. .; OLIVEIRA, G. S. X. M. de .; COELHO, I. M. .; MAGALHAES, L. W. .; GOMES, L. C. C. .; GOMES, M. F. .; LIMA, A. de M. .; RODRIGUES, L. M. P. .; PIMENTEL, C. P. .; SILVA, S. F. da .; CARVALHO, D. C. de . Medicamentos en la pandemia de COVID-19: Análisis de la comercialización de azitromicina, hidroxicloroquina, ivermectina y nitazoxanida en Brasil. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 6, p. e16711628726, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i6.28726. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28726. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.

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